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Guterres convenes meeting in Doha to discuss key issues in Afghanistan

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Human Rights

Guterres convenes meeting in Doha to discuss key issues in Afghanistan

The aim is to reinvigorate international engagement around key issues, such as human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights, inclusive governance, countering terrorism and drug trafficking. “The meeting is…

30 April 2023 · 3 min read

Guterres dispatches UN ‘relief chief’ to Sudan as humanitarian crisis nears ‘breaking point’

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Guterres dispatches UN ‘relief chief’ to Sudan as humanitarian crisis nears ‘breaking point’

“The scale and speed of what is unfolding is unprecedented in Sudan. We are extremely concerned by the immediate as well as long-term impact on all people in Sudan, and the…

30 April 2023 · 4 min read

INTERVIEW – Seeking justice for sexual abuse victims

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Human Rights

INTERVIEW – Seeking justice for sexual abuse victims

Critics have said justice takes too long, and perpetrators are not always held accountable in cases of sexual abuse and exploitation committed by UN personnel.

30 April 2023 · 7 min read

Stop deporting Haitians: Rights experts’ appeal to countries in Americas

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Human Rights

Stop deporting Haitians: Rights experts’ appeal to countries in Americas

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) sounded the alarm after 36,000 people of Haitian origin were deported during the first three months of the year, according…

29 April 2023 · 3 min read

UN condemns ‘inexcusable’ deadly airstrikes in Ukraine

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UN condemns ‘inexcusable’ deadly airstrikes in Ukraine

Dozens of civilians across the country were killed and injured, and homes and other vital infrastructure, destroyed. More than 20 people were killed in the small central city of Uman…

28 April 2023 · 2 min read

UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta

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Human Rights

UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta

“The international community’s response to the crisis in Myanmar is failing, and that failure has contributed to a lethal downward spiral that is devastating the lives of millions of people,”…

28 April 2023 · 3 min read

Sudan: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes

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Sudan: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer

Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and suffering the disastrous consequences of the violence there

28 April 2023 · 5 min read

Singapore, Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty

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Singapore, Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty

Experts appointed called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment, the Government’s continued use of the death penalty for drug-related crimes.

28 April 2023 · 2 min read

Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace

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Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace

“We are at a potentially important juncture, with renewed attention on Syria – particularly from the region – that could assist our efforts in advancing a political solution to this…

27 April 2023 · 4 min read

Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan”, and urges all countries and…

27 April 2023 · 3 min read